This is Edward Scozillia Chicken, a friend of the family, back in 1935. Yes, he developed the concept of the squeezable tube used by medicine and over the counter product manufacturers around the world. His family was very wealthy until the Colgate conglomerate cheated him out of his patent. He liked to play cards while […]
Evolution Is In The News
Back in the news is the new evidence of evolution within the scientific community with the discovery of a prehistoric Great Ape that has become identified. Found in the jungles of Borneo, this mummified carcass of an unknown offshoot species supports that my relatives evolved from apes. Many called this the ‘Missing Link’ that finally […]
I’ll UnFriend Them!
I had what I thought was a good friend put this up on my Facebook page. I am highly offended by this cartoon obviously directed and targeted at me. Take a look. How can it NOT be about me? Well, I unfriended them right away and all the hundreds that liked it. That doesn’t leave […]
Winner! Winner!
I am sick and tired of this over-used expression at sales meeting and recruiting offices around the English-speaking world. This is as bad as banquet dinners serving “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner”. C’mon, man! Rosemary’s REAL Baby
Free Clinic Dr. Returns
Doctor DeBakie Chicken learned that his mail order degree from a Caribbean University is adequate to conduct medical exams at the Free Clinic. A celebration was held at the clinic and office had to double book appointments with the news. So a second bed was wheeled in to each exam room and he started doing […]
Free Clinic Dr. Arrested
Police arrested Doctor DeBakie Chicken when it is was learned that he was in fact working with a mail order degree from a Caribbean University. DeBakie was offering free gynecological visits and exams at this clinic. Critics sited that in the 4 years he has practiced he has never treated a single patient, he would […]
Jock “Strap” Drafted
As many of you Pro Football fans know, the Pro Draft was held and there were many upsets and shake ups in the process. One surprise was ‘Jock’ Chicken, player of the week in his hometown and honored by the local tractor retailer. His recognition earned him a fourth round future player-to-be-picked with a yet […]
Hydrotherapy Trials
Following the introduction of hydrotherapy to the U.S., John Harvey Kellogg employed its use at Battle Creek Sanitarium, which opened in 1866, where he strove to improve the scientific foundation for hydrotherapy for mentally ill patients. Quincy Hornblower Chicken, (no relation) was one of the first to be studied and attempt to receive a cure […]
Isolator in SAGA Magazine
The 1920’s gave us bathtub gin, flapper dresses, and stock market tips from cab drivers. But for those who wanted to get serious about concentration, there was The Isolator — featured years later in SAGA Magazine. The idea was simple: block out distractions, pump the user full of nitrous oxide, and reduce your field of […]
Double For Shatner
Working for DesiLu Studios under contract gave Routy Chicken (my uncle’s half-brother) many chances to work with television series stars of the 60’s. Once he was in a fist fight in Miss Kitty’s saloon, ‘the Long Branch” on ‘Gunsmoke’ and later that week he played a one-eyed giant alien in ‘Lost in Space’. But this […]